Minister's bias showed

Sir, - The Delhi press conference of Mr. Arun Jaitley showed his bias. The Law Minister not only lacked tact but also professional ethics. It looks as though he wanted an engineered report and that the ex-Governor was not willing to give one. The Governor has to necessarily depend upon the bureaucracy of the State. Without grasping this, passing critical remarks on a former judge of the Supreme Court is nothing but bias.

Yet another point was the arrest of the two Central Ministers. He did not place before the press the sequence of events that led to the arrests. He gave the impression that just because a person happened to be a Central Minister, he can do anything against the law and get away with it. He also made sweeping statements on the freedom of the press and the police warning on curbing the telecast of a private channel. There is no dearth of the freedom of the press in India. In Tamil Nadu a media war is on. The Law Minister should have been better prepared for the press meet. To set matters right, the Prime Minister should order an independent probe by the CBI.

V.V.S. Manian,

Chennai

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